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„" Allan Ekberg,•
Parks & RecreationDepartment Director
TUKWILA LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
Chair. Marie Parrish
Vice Chair. TBD
Scott Kruize, Linda McLeod, Verna Seal, Gerie Ventura, Cynthia Chesak, Steve Miller
MINUTES
Se pte m be r 1, 2020 5:30pm Location: VIRTUAL, held via Microsoft Teams
Call to Order: The meetingwas called to orderat 5:32 pm
1. Roll Call:
a. Board Members: Marie Parrish, Verna Seal, Cynthia Chesak, Scott Kruize, Linda McLeod, Steve
Miller
b. Staff: Angelina Benedetti, KCLS/ Stephanie Gardner -Brown, Cityof Tukwila
2. Approval of Agenda and Minutes—February 4, 2020
a. Minuteswere accepted as written. Marie Parrish added two items to the agenda: Little Free
Library and Spirit of Giving.
3. Public Comment— There were no public comments.
4. New Business (45 minutes)
a. KCLS Operations Updates
i. Angelina Benedetti provided an update regarding KCLS operations and how the library
has addressed community need duringthe Coronavirus pandemic. Many libraries,
including Tukwila Library, are offering curb side pickup. Library staff are busy facilitating
new services and developing programs to support the community during ongoing facility
closures.
b. City of Tukwila Operations Updates
i. Stephanie Gardner -Brown provided an overview of city operations throughout the past
six months. She provided an overview of outreach initiatives that have been led by
Parks and Recreation and shared information about upcoming CIP projects in response
to the PROS plan. She provided information about ongoing city operations, virtual
operations, and general updates.
c. Little Free Library
i. Stephanie provided background about Little Free Libraries and shared the idea of
piloting the project in a few parks. Angie Benedetti weighed in regarding challenges
and community benefit. The group discussed the idea and asked Stephanie to
investigate liability and assumption of risk regarding placing the Little Free Libraries in
parks. She will report back in October. Verna Seal made a motion to supportthe
purchase (upto $500) and placementof Little Free Libraries within parks pendingweigh
in from the City attorney regarding liability concerns. Scott Kruize seconded the motion
and all were in favor.
d. Spirit of Giving
i. Board members asked fora Spirit of Giving update, Stephanie will provide more
information at the October 6, 2020 meeting.
5. Reports
a. There were no reports.
6. Other: n/a
7. Next Meeting: The next meetingwill be held on October6, 2020
8. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 6:41pm
For more information contact Stephanie Gardner -Brown at 206-767-2342
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